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Coll 17/4 'Iraq-Syria & Syria-Transjordan frontier: delimitation' [‎337r] (686/788)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (386 folios). It was created in 1 Jun 1921-27 Oct 1932. It was written in English and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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It foltows this path up to the point where the path crosses the cliffs
100 metres north-west of the station of El Hamme. Thence it follows
the upper edge of the cliffs north of the railway to the bridge which
stands 500 metres to the east of El Hamme Station
The Government of Palestine or persons authorised by the said
Government shall have the right to build a dam to raise the level
of the waters of Lakes Huleh and Tiberias above their normal level
on condition that they pay fair compensation to the owners and
occupiers of the lands which will thus be flooded.
Any dispute arising between the said Government and the
persons so authorised on the one hand, and the owners and occupiers
of the land on the other hand, shall be finally settled by a commission
consisting of four members, each of the two mandatory Powers
nominating two of the members of such commission.
Any existing rights over the use of the waters of the Jordan by
tlio inhabitants of Syria shall bo maintained unimpaired.
It is understood that the readjustment of the frontier of Syria
northwards between Semakh and El Hamme leaves to Syria the rail
way as far as Semakh, where the railway station shall be for the
joint use of the two countries, subject to such conditions as may be
prescribed by the commission provided for in article 5 of the conven
tion of the 23 rd December, 1920 .
The Government of Syria shall have the right to erect a new
pier at Semakh on Lake Tiberias or to have joint use of the existing
pier, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the above-
mentioned commission.
Hie extiatemtoriality of the said section of the railway ^cip to
but not including Semakh Station), which by reason of the said
readjustment is now in Palestine, and the rights of the Syrian
Government and of its technical agents to full and free access for all
railway purposes, including the policing of that section,
recognised.
are
Persons or goods passing between the existing landing-stage or
any future landing-stages on the Lake of Tiberias and Semakh
Station shall not by reason of the mere fact that they must cross the
territory of Palestine be deemed persons or goods entering Palestine
for the purpose of customs or other regulations, and the right of the
Syrian Government and their agents to access to the said landing-
stages is recognised.
The inhabitants of Syria and of the Lebanon shall have the same
fishing and navigation rights on Lakes Huleh and Tiberias and on the
River Jordan between the said lakes as the inhabitants of Palestine,
but the Government of Palestine shall be responsible for the policing
of the lakes.
It is hereby agreed that the above is the final report of the com
mission in respect of the frontier from the Mediterranean to
El Hamme only, and that the British Government shall be free to
reopen the question of readjusting the frontier between Banias and
Metallah on such terms as may be agreed between the two mandatory

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Papers regarding negotiations to amend the borders between French-mandated Syria, and British-mandated Iraq and Trans-Jordan. The papers discuss the boundaries established by the Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Treaty of Sèvres, the British push for the inclusion of Amadiyah within the Iraq mandated territories, and the issue of tribal groups crossing border regions. The papers primarily consist of communications between the Foreign Office, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and the High Commissioner for Iraq, with occasional commentary from the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Political Department.

The file also contains copies of treaties, minutes and appendices from the Committee of Imperial Defence, Standing Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East, and minutes and documents circulated by the Council of the League of Nations, including:

  • Memorandum by the High Commissioner for Iraq, stating objections to the frontiers established by the Treaty of Sèvres, including two maps, ff 375-380.
  • Minutes and appendices of the Foreign Office meeting of 13 July 1931, including copies of the Humphrys-Ponsot Draft for Combined Reference to the Council of the League of Nations, and a copy of the Agreement between HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. and the French Government respecting the Boundary Lines between Syria and Palestine from the Mediterranean to El Hammé, Treaty Series No. 13 (1923), ff 315-349.
  • Papers circulated at the Committee of Imperial Defence Sub-Committee meeting of 8 September 1931, including correspondence with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the Beirut formula, ff 238-314.
  • Minutes of the Committee of Imperial Defence Sub-Committee meeting of 23 September 1931, including a sketch map of the Syria-Trans-Jordan frontier, and a report by the British Resident at Trans-Jordan, ff 141-209.
  • Second report by Sir Francis Humphrys on his negotiations in Paris regarding the Syrian frontier, and annexes comprising draft agreements, ff 67-75.
  • Excerpt minutes of the 65th Session of the Council of the League of Nations, 9 December 1931, including copies of the joint request for arbitration submitted by Britain and France, ff 48-66; plus minutes of the sessions on 31 October 1931, and 30 January 1932, ff 37-46.
  • Copy of the League of Nations Mandate, Report of the Commission entrusted by the Council with the Study of the Frontier between Syria and Iraq, Geneva, 10 September 1932 (Official reference: C. 578. M. 285. 1932. VI), ff 6-28, which includes four maps (IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (i), IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (ii), IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (iii) and IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (iv)).

The volume includes a divider giving a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 4).

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1 volume (386 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 388; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-385; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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